DaFreak
10-13-2006, 10:08 AM
I've had 2 persistent problems with my 535i for the last 6 months.
1.At 50/60 mph i get a slight judder at the steering wheel and when braking from say 80mph to about 45mph their is a violent shake at the steering wheel and the whole of the front end just vibrates and then calms down.
I've read up on this subject and it all points to thrust arm bushess..but this cannot be the case as i've replaced the following during this period:
Idler Arm bush ( BMW Dealer )
Both Front Thrust arms complete with bushes/balljoints
Every Tracking Part
Steering Box
The only bit i havent changed is my struts/the top mounts/Springs.
Im running 17" Replica wheels/no spigots and was wondering if this could be the prob?? I've had these wheels since i've purchased the car but they didn't have this problem before..
2. The second problem is i have a lot of knocking/squeeking coming from the rear of the car. BMW suggested it was the rear carrier bushes, so i got these change but surprise..still a problem.
When i push down on the qurter panel/boot lid i can hear squeeking coming from the shock area's?? Could this be the Shock top mounts??
On a final note is it just me who has a consistent problem with the front electric window mechanism/setup? The glass keeps popping out of the little white sliders located unders the glass and i've had to replace them like 4 times on both the front doors! Everything seems to be sound eg..window guiders/runners but it seems that the window mechanism itself seems to bow out as the windows opens then straightening itself up causing it to pop from the slider!! Any Suggestions???
1.At 50/60 mph i get a slight judder at the steering wheel and when braking from say 80mph to about 45mph their is a violent shake at the steering wheel and the whole of the front end just vibrates and then calms down.
I've read up on this subject and it all points to thrust arm bushess..but this cannot be the case as i've replaced the following during this period:
Idler Arm bush ( BMW Dealer )
Both Front Thrust arms complete with bushes/balljoints
Every Tracking Part
Steering Box
The only bit i havent changed is my struts/the top mounts/Springs.
Im running 17" Replica wheels/no spigots and was wondering if this could be the prob?? I've had these wheels since i've purchased the car but they didn't have this problem before..
2. The second problem is i have a lot of knocking/squeeking coming from the rear of the car. BMW suggested it was the rear carrier bushes, so i got these change but surprise..still a problem.
When i push down on the qurter panel/boot lid i can hear squeeking coming from the shock area's?? Could this be the Shock top mounts??
On a final note is it just me who has a consistent problem with the front electric window mechanism/setup? The glass keeps popping out of the little white sliders located unders the glass and i've had to replace them like 4 times on both the front doors! Everything seems to be sound eg..window guiders/runners but it seems that the window mechanism itself seems to bow out as the windows opens then straightening itself up causing it to pop from the slider!! Any Suggestions???